Lesson 22

Lesson 22 : The Team Makes Plans to Woo Madame Chu

Mark, Steve, Ron, and Sara meet to discuss the dumplings. Steve asks why they’re going into the dumpling business, but Ron says he supports the idea. Sara comes up with a new plan for approaching Madame Chu. Mark and Sara decide to fly to Beijing to present it to her.

Mark: We need a plan for Madame Chu’s dumplings.

Steve: I don’t mean to be a wet blanket↲ , but why are we talking about dumplings↲? What about the meal kits?

Mark: We shouldn’t put all our eggs in one basket↲ . You can keep working on the meal kits, while Sara and I work on the dumplings.

If you spread butter on bread, you don’t want to spread it too thin (fina), otherwise you won’t be able to taste it. Similarly, if we spread ourselves too thin, we have less effect on each of the many things we are doing.

I realized I’d been spreading myself too thin so I resigned as secretary of the golf club.

It’s a good idea to get involved in a lot of activities, but don’t spread yourself too thin.